Bloomington, MN , August 22, 2002 – ExecuTrain of Minnesota, part of
the world’s leader in business technology training, today endorsed the HIPAA
Academy program and plans to deliver an Executive Briefing Overview and the
acclaimed HIPAA Academy Professional, Administrator and Security Specialist
awareness training.
"The HIPAA Academy provides training and certification preparation for
technology professionals on the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability
Act. This act, passed by Congress in 1996, requires healthcare related
organizations and small businesses to meet specific privacy and security
standards by April 2003 and 2004 (tentatively), respectively.
"Executives today have to align HIPAA legislation requirements for
transactions, security and privacy policies with business objectives," said
Allen Nguyen, President of the HIPAA Academy. "Individuals within
enterprises can now acquire baseline skills to be effective members of teams
responsible for delivering HIPAA compliant solutions."
The HIPAA Academy structure is unique in that it delivers baseline HIPAA
knowledge and competence in the core skills that are broadly required for
Healthcare Executives, Senior Clinicians, Chief Information Officers,
Lawyers, Compliance Officers, Privacy and Security Officials, Quality
Assurance and Risk Managers, Insurance Executives, Physicians and Office
Managers, Pharmaceutical Company Executives, and Clinical Trial Organization
Professionals.
Business professionals in the health care and insurance industries as well as
IT professionals would find the HIPAA Academy programs as the critical first
step for acquiring HIPAA knowledge and skills to participate as valuable
members of HIPAA compliance teams within organizations.
"According to Molly Martin, President of ExecuTrain of Minnesota, "By
partnering with the HIPAA Academy, we hope that Minnesota health
organizations, financial and insurance institutions will use the HIPAA
Academy programs as the critical first step for acquiring HIPAA knowledge and
skills to participate as valuable members of HIPAA compliance teams within
organizations."
The HIPAA Professional exam validates knowledge and skills in the core areas of HIPAA Administrative Simplification legislation, Transactions and Code Sets Requirements, Privacy Requirements and Security Requirements. The HIPAA Administrator exam validates knowledge and skills of end users that are responsible for delivery and support of health care services and administration.
Proctored exams for Certified HIPAA Professional and Certified HIPAA
Administrator will be available across hundreds of testing centers in the
United States in July 2002.
About ExecuTrain of Minnesota
ExecuTrain is the world leader in business technology training.
ExecuTrain’s comprehensive, customer-focused solutions include instructor-led
and technology based training for popular desktop applications plus
courseware development and training on client-specific software applications
and proprietary systems. ExecuTrain has relationships with
industry-leading companies like: Microsoft, Lotus, Cisco, Novell, Element K,
Dell Computers, MeasureUp, Self Test Software, Provant, Quannon AUTOCAD,
Prometric and VUE. These partners help us deliver comprehensive
technology and training solutions worldwide – consistently.
Locally, ExecuTrain’s clients include Cargill, Honeywell, Medtronic, the
University of Minnesota, United Defense, American Express, TCF Bank, ING/Reliastar,
Norstan, GMAC RFC, Supervalu and many others. Globally, ExecuTrain has
trained more than 8.8 million people in over 230 locations in 35 countries.
For more information on ExecuTrain of Minnesota go to:
www.executrain-mn.com.
About HIPAA Academy
HIPAA Academy delivers solutions to assist organizations with their HIPAA initiatives in the areas of HIPAA Professional Services, HIPAA Assessment, Interim HIPAA Compliance Officer and HIPAA Training and Certification. The HIPAA Academy is about developing and validating HIPAA knowledge. The training and certification program is designed to deliver the skills required for Certified HIPAA Professionals and Administrators to be effective members of enterprise HIPAA implementation initiatives. The HIPAA Academy also includes programs for Executives as well as HIPAA Compliance Officers.
Uday O. Ali Pabrai, Chairman of The HIPAA Academy, previously created the world-renowned Certified Internet Webmaster (CIW) program and was the co-creator of the highly successful, vendor neutral, enterprise-ready, security certification program, SCP
(www.SecurityCertified.Net). Ali’s consulting engagements have included Blue Cross Blue Shield affiliates, The US Dept of Veterans Affairs, Wells Fargo, Marsh/Seabury&Smith and many others. Access
www.HIPAAAcademy.Net for more details about HIPAA Academy and additional resources such as a HIPAA FAQs and white papers.
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